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Dear Friends and Members of Club Fat Ass,
June is proving to be a busy month for members of Club Fat Ass... and this is just the start of an "eventful" summer!
More and more members are coming forward and testing the waters by hosting Flash events. I'd like to remind you that a Flash event does not need to be an insane multi-day ultra challenge. If you have a favorite trail loop you'd like to showcase, post it as a Flash event. It's easy. As a member you just need to log in on the website and choose "create content" in your navigation box (left side column). From there click on "create event" and fill in the blanks.
Lastly, check out what longtime CFA member, Glenn Pace, is up to and support him in his endeavour to run 100 miles in 24h and raise money for children with disabilities. Details in the newsletter below.
Stay healthy!
Happy Trails,
Sibylle Tinsel
Chief Executive Fat Ass
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UPCOMING EVENTS
 Vancouver 100. 7-8 June - North Vancouver, BC, Canada. The toughest 100 km in Canada... maybe the world! Due to the challenging nature of this event, participation for the full 100 km is by invitation only, but everyone can still participate by running part of the course with the 100 km participants, coming out to the aid station/picnic area at Cleveland Dam or crewing for a runner. More info and applications here.
Photo left: EH Craig Moore during last year's Vancouver 100
Multi Sports Night. 13 June - North Vancouver, BC, Canada. Hosted by CFA Business member Active Life Physio. Complimentary running gait analysis (bring shorts and runners), bike fit analysis (bring your bike and shoes) or body check-ups / preventative performance evaluation(PPE) (bring shorts and tank top). Refreshments will be served. Please note: there is no registration required, ActiveLifePhysio will offer services on a first come, first served basis. One service per person, time-permitting. Find out more here.
 Vancouver Skyline XTC. 14 June - North Vancouver, BC, Canada. This trail run with a twist explores some of the most scenic areas of Vancouver's famous North Shore mountains. Runners can choose to run 25K "Up," 25K "Down," 50K "Up and Down" or a "Roll Your Own" custom distance to suit their abilities. Runners will experience approximately 3,000 m (9,000 ft.) of elevation change over the 50 km course on moderate to challenging trails. Find out more and register here.
Photo right: RunRik on a slippery bridge during a previous XTC
Photo left: Getting ready for a CFA event in Edmonton
 The Slack Ass 50. 21 June - Edmonton, BC Canada. Join Event Host Alli Conroy for 13 or 50 miles of Edmonton's extensive trail system along the beautiful river valley. A mix of forest trails and pavement, the trail will follow rolling, well-established trails through major parks for most of the route. There will be some steeper cross country style terrain to mix it up a bit so be prepared. Start/finish at the main pavilion at Hawrelak Park. Find out more and register here.
The Squamish Brick. 21/22 June - Squamish, BC Canada. Two back-to-back trail running days from Hell on the STORMY 50/100-mile course. Most 100-mile runners will agree that bricks (back-to-back long runs) build character and stamina. This little jog in the woods ought to do that. Run one day or run both. For anyone who is planning to run the STORMY 50-mile or 100-mile race in 2008 or otherwise. Great familiarization run and perfect timing at 7 weeks before the big event. More info here.
Photo left: EH Carlos showing off the trails and views in his backyard.
 The Full Monty: 19 July - Victoria, BC, Canada. Can you do the Full Monty? 25km or 50km on beautiful single track trails. Amazing views. Check it out here.
Squamish Crawler Night Run: 19 July - Squamish, BC Canada. A 45km night run on the Stormy 100 miler course in preparation for the Stormy 100 miler in August. For anyone who is planning to run the STORMY 100-mile race. Because of the challenging nature of this event all others by invite only. Great familiarization run and perfect timing at 3 weeks before the big event. Apply for an invite here.
 Bill's Great Peak Ascent: 26 July - North Vancouver, BC, Canada. Join Bill on a trail run from the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve (LSCR) to the top of Grouse Mountain and back. You can choose to run 30 km, 15 km, or less, some of it technical, but most of it not. Approximately 2 km (6,700') of elevation change over roughly 30 km. Decent views, weather permitting. More info and registration here.
Photo right: A happy Bill and son in Costa Rica.
Member Of The Month. Keep your eyes peeled for the introduction of the first member of the month on the website.
Please forward nominations for next month to Jess Bassil.
Latest Blogs. Keep up with Baldy, the Fools and other FA's here.
 Other Events of Interest. Check out what long time CFA member Mudrunner, aka Glenn Pace, has planned for Father's Day this June. He pledged to run 100 Miles during the Easter Seals 24 Relay and raise money for children with disabilities. CFA members already have been very generous with donations. To help Glenn reach or even exceed his goals, check out his page on the 24 Hour Relay site here.
Member Registration. If you haven't yet joined the Club, what are you waiting for? Sign-up now to participate in almost 50 free events and get a classic black technical Club t-shirt as well. Such a deal!
ADMINISTRIVIA
CFA Website. Webmeister with the mostest, Ran, gave our text editor a haircut and style. Did you notice? Actually, functionality is very similar. What is new that you can set the editor to enabled or disabled in your account. A disabled editor will result in faster page loads. If you need the editor you can still enable it as needed by following the link under the text box "enable rich text". To top things of, your editor now features a spellchecker.
A reminder that the website help page is posted here. Instructions on how to upload photos and use Flickr to get photos on the CFA website are found here.
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PAST EVENT RESULTS AND REPORTS
 Flash - Baldy's Bonkfest. Flash Event Host - Baldwin Lee. Well, that was an interesting experience  . I learned a few things from the Host's perspective which I'll get into detail a little later. 6:54am: I get a call from Rob wondering where I am (as I'm doing 70km/h on the Mamquam FSR) Note to self: Make sure your family knows to call 911 instead of calling you in case of emergency and try to maintain some sense of self control when going to a BBQ the night before an event, especially if you're the event Host. 7:08am: After posing for a brief picture, the participants: Rob, Cheryl, Cynnimon, Phil, Chad, Karl and Gilles and myself started out. Gilles noticed the big rock about a km from the start and figured that he and Karl would have to run a little bit out to get their goal of 100 miles. Read Baldwins full post here.
 Photo right: Start of Baldy's Bonkfest in Squamish
Photo left: Colin following the back country markers in the snow on Hollyburn to find his way along the Baden Powell Trail.
Flash - Bill and Tim's Excellent Adventure - Redux. Flash Event Hosts - Bill Dagg and Tim Wiens. Because of timing issues there were two editions of this event. Collin, Mike and friends went out on Sunday. Here is Collins recap.
North Shore Enduro. Event Host - Andy Nicol. The sixth running of the North Shore 6 - Hour Enduro was a success. We were very lucky with the weather as the anticipated rain held off. However it was cold for those in the gazebo (Danielle and Wade). In all 18 people ran at least 1 lap of the course. Once again Randy Hunter's record of 8 laps in 5:39 is safe, and possibly untouchable. Mark Lesack picked up  his second victory at the Enduro by running 7 laps in 5:22. Good to see some new faces, hope you enjoyed the event. Special thanks to Kintec for their support. Danille from Kintec came out to aid the runners and keep a frozen Wade (time keeper) company.
Around ten of us showed up at the pub, everyone received a prize (Thanks to our sponsors Kintech and Trailrunner Magazine!). Full results here.
Photo right: Adventure Mike is happy that the snow on the Hollyburn Chute is petering out.
CONTESTS
 2008 Travelling Colours Contest. The winner of this popular contest will receive a full refund of his or her 2009 Club membership dues. Kintec Footlabs is recognizing the second place photo with a pair of running shoes. Pictures of your 2008 adventures wearing your Club shirt (any colour) can be posted to Flickr following the instructions here. All submissions to date are posted here.
2008 Point Series. Des is on track again to win the pair of shoes, Kintec Footlab is sponsoring for the winner of this contest. Des is trailed closely by Ran Katzmann, Ryne Melcher and Penny Jakobsen. (and no, "Out of Action" Jackson and I do not qualify to win, but we like to play anyway)
Up-to-date standings here. Read about how to collect points here.
CAUSES YOUR CLUB SUPPORTS
If you have any causes close to your heart and want to raise awareness and/or funds let us know. A number of CFA Event Hosts use their events as fund raisers. Be sure to consider the special section on the Club website that offers ideas on how to raise money for your favourite cause while hosting a free CFA event.
BC Lung Association. Event Host, Craig Moore, uses his events to raise awareness and funds for the BC Lung Association.
Mary Leliveld Tri BC Fund. Mary was a friend and member of CFA. The fund was established in her memory to help deserving athletes get to competitions they otherwise might not be able to race in.
PRPAWS (Powell River Parks and Wilderness Society
The boys who ran the Sunshine Coast Trail 180 in 2003 and 2004 vowed to help raise funds for PRPAWS, a society that aims to protect old growth forest in the Powell River area.
SPONSORS
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